Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Cord, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 3, 2024

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.50/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 624 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.32/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 526 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.24/cwt +11.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 516 336
Feeder cattle 340 416 226
Slaughter cattle 55 80 80
Replacement cattle 10 20 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 550 were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was good and demand was strong on weaned and value added calves but, un-weaned and fleshy cattle were discounted heavily from the buyers. Extreme temperature swings are apon us here in October and buyers are paying a premium for the weaned and value added cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 +35.37
460–485 475 6 265.00–305.00 $284.07 $1,349 +3.01
455–485 value added 476 6 302.50–337.50 $310.18 $1,476 +13.61
505–547 524 15 267.50–297.50 $278.92 $1,462 +10.85
505–547 value added 533 3 275.00–295.00 $281.32 $1,499 —
550–570 554 6 252.50–280.00 $271.55 $1,504 +6.45
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 -20.10
605 605 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,407 -26.19
605–625 value added 610 7 260.00–264.00 $262.27 $1,600 +2.27
625–645 634 11 240.00–260.00 $246.38 $1,562 -12.31
660–695 value added 672 3 245.00–265.00 $258.10 $1,734 +3.10
665–695 680 4 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $1,639 +16.02
740 740 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,835 +8.19
782 782 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,045 —
395 value added 395 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 —
400–430 428 12 230.00–240.00 $230.78 $988 -21.84
475–490 485 3 240.00–265.00 $256.84 $1,246 +13.28
510–545 537 7 225.00–255.00 $237.20 $1,274 -9.27
545 value added 545 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 —
560–565 value added 563 3 245.00–250.00 $248.34 $1,398 —
555–590 566 5 225.00–245.00 $232.58 $1,316 +0.20
620–630 625 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —
650 650 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,398 —
660 value added 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 —
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 275.00–280.00 $277.61 $916 -7.39
380–395 385 3 260.00–280.00 $266.84 $1,027 -0.15
420–445 430 3 250.00–255.00 $251.65 $1,082 -7.52
440 value added 440 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,166 -5.00
460–495 477 5 247.50–272.50 $258.83 $1,235 +27.56
480 480 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,061 -10.27
505 505 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,136 -19.92
513–535 value added 516 8 257.50–269.00 $267.51 $1,380 —
510–547 537 7 232.00–256.00 $247.82 $1,331 +2.90
560–580 569 7 238.00–247.00 $244.41 $1,391 +9.91
570 570 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,294 -7.50
600–610 605 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,270 -21.98
620 620 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,426 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 5 235.00–255.00 $244.76 $800 +4.76
370–375 373 2 235.00–250.00 $242.55 $905 -3.90
405–415 410 2 202.50–210.00 $206.30 $846 -19.80
410–440 428 6 227.50–240.00 $234.56 $1,004 +8.46
435 thin fleshed 435 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,066 —
435–445 value added 440 2 252.50–255.00 $253.76 $1,117 —
460–470 465 2 220.00–250.00 $235.16 $1,093 +9.06
495 value added 495 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,275 —
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 -44.89
505–530 518 4 200.00–237.50 $221.68 $1,148 -3.21
555–585 572 7 200.00–232.00 $215.66 $1,234 -9.48
600–610 608 4 200.00–215.00 $208.74 $1,269 -3.73
660–685 677 3 200.00–222.00 $208.40 $1,411 —
705–710 708 2 187.50–212.00 $199.79 $1,415 -5.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 +6.25
430 430 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,215 +3.68
455–495 481 8 255.00–307.50 $280.13 $1,347 +6.56
515 515 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,262 -12.00
515–540 529 5 262.50–280.00 $267.72 $1,416 +10.72
551–575 559 7 242.50–265.00 $261.69 $1,463 +16.60
615 615 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 260.00 $260.00 $923 +16.86
420 420 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,071 +10.00
450 450 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 +4.63
510–540 524 4 230.00–247.50 $236.91 $1,241 -0.56
560–580 571 4 230.00–240.00 $232.45 $1,327 -1.28
795 795 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,534 +0.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1395 1116 80-85% 8 106.00–115.00 $113.14 $1,263 —
1100–1390 1262 80-85% 5 115.00–119.00 $117.14 $1,478 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $934 +3.00
965–970 968 85-90% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $1,123 —
910–1210 999 85-90% 6 100.00–113.00 $107.59 $1,075 —
950–1420 1185 85-90% 2 87.00–90.00 $88.80 $1,052 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1260 1235 75-80% 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $1,463 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1670 1545 2 145.00–148.00 $146.62 $2,265 —
1715–1815 1765 2 160.00–170.00 $164.86 $2,910 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1110 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,280.43

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.